I'm thrilled when I discover indigenous music where the language is unknown to me. It is a reminder that all language isn't of the intellect. Such is the case with "Habibi." It struck me as a lyrical, spiritual balm that slowly spread over that which troubled me. It produced images of hidden glades and glens; of a voice wafting over a courtyard wall that denied access but not interaction. Though you may not see me, come! soar with me on an updraft that takes us up over the rim of the canyon. Experience that which your 5 senses will never be able to produce. The haunting, enchanting, mystical bridge into the Unknown...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNjnZwFysqM
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Forgive Me Father
...for I have sinned. It has been ______ (fill in the blank) since my last confession; these are my sins.
So begins the Catholic sacrament of "Confession." (I have heard, though not confirmed, they now call it Reconciliation) Having attended Catholic school for the first 8 years of my education, I learned of this sacrament in the second grade. It was necessary to prepare you for your "first Holy Communion" by way of confessing all the sins you had committed at the ripe old age of 7.
Regardless, the cliche confession is good for the soul is true, and here's why: accountability. Unless a person becomes accountable for his actions, he denies genuine responsibility. Denying responsibility allows room for the lie, the inappropriate behavior, or the words used to hurt, damage, and condemn. Often, owning up to the behavior seems to invalidate the individual at such a core level, the person is unable to embrace their own actions. This predicates an alternate reality being conjured up. They were provoked. They were justified. They were fed up. They were anything and everything other than responsible.
The problem with this is, you can't be forgiven for a sin you haven't acknowledged. There can't be a reconciliation. There will only be more of the same--more lies, more questionable behavior, more reality skewered to prop up a failing proposition. And that, ultimately, is the tragedy. A person separated from themself. A mind at odds with a heart, a soul silenced.
As you go about your business today, wondering why people act as they do, remember that most everyone you meet has this dichotomy at work in their subconscious. It might enable you to see beyond the pretense. It might empower you to forgive that which they themselves are unable to.
So begins the Catholic sacrament of "Confession." (I have heard, though not confirmed, they now call it Reconciliation) Having attended Catholic school for the first 8 years of my education, I learned of this sacrament in the second grade. It was necessary to prepare you for your "first Holy Communion" by way of confessing all the sins you had committed at the ripe old age of 7.
Regardless, the cliche confession is good for the soul is true, and here's why: accountability. Unless a person becomes accountable for his actions, he denies genuine responsibility. Denying responsibility allows room for the lie, the inappropriate behavior, or the words used to hurt, damage, and condemn. Often, owning up to the behavior seems to invalidate the individual at such a core level, the person is unable to embrace their own actions. This predicates an alternate reality being conjured up. They were provoked. They were justified. They were fed up. They were anything and everything other than responsible.
The problem with this is, you can't be forgiven for a sin you haven't acknowledged. There can't be a reconciliation. There will only be more of the same--more lies, more questionable behavior, more reality skewered to prop up a failing proposition. And that, ultimately, is the tragedy. A person separated from themself. A mind at odds with a heart, a soul silenced.
As you go about your business today, wondering why people act as they do, remember that most everyone you meet has this dichotomy at work in their subconscious. It might enable you to see beyond the pretense. It might empower you to forgive that which they themselves are unable to.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Breakthrough
Amazing! Rarely do I feel compelled to make two entries in a single day. And the last picture for ENLIGHTENMENT didn't necessarily fit the "motif" of such entries. Never-the-less, more was going on than I could have imagined. The picture is indicative of a reconciliation that just happened and is as dynamic as the picture. Trust is never misplaced...it can be abused, trampled on, ignored. It can be misinterpreted, convoluted, taken advantage of...but it is never misplaced. Sometimes Life delivers in a way that conveys an outpouring of grace that allows us to kneel gratefully and sigh. Sometimes the message is heard...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFrJQInRqg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFrJQInRqg
Monday, March 11, 2013
Life's Not Fair
No, it certainly is not.
Difficult to watch this link without feeling a little sheepish. Similar to the link of Dan Keplinger (Unbelievably Lucky) on the Home Page, this link doesn't allow for too much wiggle room. It is a reminder to count our blessings and appreciate all that we have.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1vqzHx/:x$pj!0wh:U!$iY5wZ/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeFE/
Difficult to watch this link without feeling a little sheepish. Similar to the link of Dan Keplinger (Unbelievably Lucky) on the Home Page, this link doesn't allow for too much wiggle room. It is a reminder to count our blessings and appreciate all that we have.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1vqzHx/:x$pj!0wh:U!$iY5wZ/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeFE/
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